Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...
Mayhem Fest Confirms The Addition Of Motörhead, Announces Sumerian Records Stage
As promised, The Rockstar EnergyDrink Mayhem Festival has revealed the special guest band that will be performing on the main stage along with Slipknot and Slayer. And the band is…exactly who we already knew it too be. But in case you for some reason remained...Headbangers’ Brawl 8/12: Which Was The Better Tour, Mayhem Fest Or Ozzfest?
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry Another Mayhem Fest comes to an end this Sunday. It’s somewhat...Photos: Machine Head, Unearth, Suicide Silence- 7/31 Mayhem Fest, Camden, NJ
Yesterday, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival rolled into the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. And though In Flames pulled out of the festival earlier that morning, the day was filled with awesome performances in the blistering Jersey heat. Some of the...Mayhem 2011 Reveals Dates/Venues: Let The Rumor Mill Begin
Festival dates are like Christmas: they’re both starting to get announced earlier and earlier. Though the lineup won’t be officially announced until January, dates and venues for the 2011 edition of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest were revealed last week. The...Follow Us
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...
New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...
New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...